Codigo Internacional de la Edificacion 2003

Having graduated from Cornell University, Richard Meier established his own architectural firm in New York City in 1963, around a group known as the "Five Architects" of New York. This book includes 70 works and projects, chronologically ordered, from his first private houses around New York, to the most recent cultural centres, museums, corporate buildings and city planning for different cities in Europe, Asia and USA. This book, abundantly illustrated and documented, offers a chronological survey, from the first houses in the Hamptons to the most recent buildings including the Getty Center...

The Design of the home continues to be of great interest to both architects and designers. How to configure a living space according to the characteristics of a site and the specification of the client is still the starting point of any house project. However, the final solutions can be as diverse as they can be interesting. This publication takes a specific look at the way architecture will evolve when regarding inhabitations around the world due to climatic changes and different cultural expectations.

Danish design is a by-word for cool sophistication the world over. As you might expect, Copenhagen is home to a delectable assortment of hip restaurants. And, whether your dining preference is a cheerful bistro or high-end temple of gastronomy, everything in the surroundings will be sleekly coordinated from the cutlery to the artwork on the walls!

Los detalles de Carlo Scarpa representan la búsqueda de la esencia creativa. La tendencia hacia la abstracción, en la arquitectura de la primera mitad del siglo XX, parecía haber condenado el concepto de ornamento. Sin embargo, Scarpa requiere su presencia ante la necesidad de llenar el vacío sensorial de la ortodoxia moderna. Una elegante sencillez se manifiesta a través del detalle sofisticado, contribuyendo a la estimulación de los sentidos. El resultado es una arquitectura emotiva y sensorial. Una composición equilibrada de relaciones entre los elementos que configuran el espacio....